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In school they used to say, if there's an earthquake, you can stand in the doorway so stuff won't fall on your head...
After trying and utterly failing to beat my addiction in March, these last couple of weeks ended up being my most productive (read: expensive) period of knife buying to date.
I’ll make a photo update to this thread after a couple more knives arrive, but for anyone following along, here’s the list of this month’s haul: a Tsourkan 240, a Markin 240, three Takada No Hamono suibokus, a Jiro 225, a Shi.Han 240, two Kono FMs (including a blue 1 damascus 240), a Kono Tetsujin 240, a HVB 220, a Catcheside 195, a Migoto 270, a Watanabe nakiri, a MSicard 180 petty and 220 gyuto, and a Bazes 210 petty.
Did I mention I utterly failed to beat my addiction?
If I just buy one more knife ever again, it’ll be a Kipp. I do have a lead on a gyuto, but if anyone out there reads this and feels generous enough toput me out of my misery help accelerate the process and just sell me one right now, please hit me up!
Migoto comparisons are interesting. I don’t think my Migoto white 270 can be compared with a 240 since it’s got so much heft to it. But I’m now in a position to compare a Migoto blue shinogi 240/blue suminagashi 255 to a Konosuke FM 240.
My conclusion? They are indeed really similar…but they’re also kind of different… *
I look forward to being able to share a similarly helpful level of insight once the Kono Tetsujin 240 arrives.
* The Migoto pair have a slightly more solid (I definitely wouldn’t go so far as to say workhorse) cutting feel to me. The FM feels nimbler (though I definitely wouldn’t describe it as laser-y), and dare I say, feels more exciting to cut with than the Migotos.
I know the Migoto shinogi is labelled a wide bevel, the FM is full convex, and the Migoto suminagashi somewhere in between, but their grinds all feel more nuanced to me than their labels would suggest. For example, the Migoto wide bevel cutting feel is quite a bit more robust than the “zingy” cutting feel of orthodox wide bevels like the Tanaka x Kyuzo migaki and Kochi kurouchi.
To answer the original question from @timebard about which knives feel/perform most like the Migotos, I can now say the FM is in fact most similar in my collection — but add the caveat that it’s also kind of different (as described above).
Having thought about it a bit more, I’d also add to the “similar cutting feel/performance to Migoto” list: the Wakui tsuchime (but not the Kochi kurouchi for the reason above), Dalman x Birgersson (but not the Birgersson solo), Spåre bunka, and actually the Kipp nakiri. For me, the main characteristic of the Migoto knives is that they thread the needle of combining the ease of a laser’s cutting performance with the authoritative feel (but not the perceived weight) of a workhorse.
This is a long ass footnote.
I’ll make a photo update to this thread after a couple more knives arrive, but for anyone following along, here’s the list of this month’s haul: a Tsourkan 240, a Markin 240, three Takada No Hamono suibokus, a Jiro 225, a Shi.Han 240, two Kono FMs (including a blue 1 damascus 240), a Kono Tetsujin 240, a HVB 220, a Catcheside 195, a Migoto 270, a Watanabe nakiri, a MSicard 180 petty and 220 gyuto, and a Bazes 210 petty.
Did I mention I utterly failed to beat my addiction?
The Kipp nakiri has cemented its place as my favourite among my 70+ (?) knives. It doesn’t even make sense - I prefer gyutos to nakiris and longer/taller knives to shorter ones - but something about the knife just clicks with me perfectly. I thank you for releasing it into the wild so that it could find its way to me!
If I just buy one more knife ever again, it’ll be a Kipp. I do have a lead on a gyuto, but if anyone out there reads this and feels generous enough to
Migoto comparisons are interesting. I don’t think my Migoto white 270 can be compared with a 240 since it’s got so much heft to it. But I’m now in a position to compare a Migoto blue shinogi 240/blue suminagashi 255 to a Konosuke FM 240.
My conclusion? They are indeed really similar…but they’re also kind of different… *
I look forward to being able to share a similarly helpful level of insight once the Kono Tetsujin 240 arrives.
While I do think one more magnetic bar is in my future, I fear that’s a photo of a man who lives alone.
* The Migoto pair have a slightly more solid (I definitely wouldn’t go so far as to say workhorse) cutting feel to me. The FM feels nimbler (though I definitely wouldn’t describe it as laser-y), and dare I say, feels more exciting to cut with than the Migotos.
I know the Migoto shinogi is labelled a wide bevel, the FM is full convex, and the Migoto suminagashi somewhere in between, but their grinds all feel more nuanced to me than their labels would suggest. For example, the Migoto wide bevel cutting feel is quite a bit more robust than the “zingy” cutting feel of orthodox wide bevels like the Tanaka x Kyuzo migaki and Kochi kurouchi.
To answer the original question from @timebard about which knives feel/perform most like the Migotos, I can now say the FM is in fact most similar in my collection — but add the caveat that it’s also kind of different (as described above).
Having thought about it a bit more, I’d also add to the “similar cutting feel/performance to Migoto” list: the Wakui tsuchime (but not the Kochi kurouchi for the reason above), Dalman x Birgersson (but not the Birgersson solo), Spåre bunka, and actually the Kipp nakiri. For me, the main characteristic of the Migoto knives is that they thread the needle of combining the ease of a laser’s cutting performance with the authoritative feel (but not the perceived weight) of a workhorse.
This is a long ass footnote.
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I posted a picture on Reddit wayyyy back at the beginning of my addiction before I had nearly as many knives. Still had those magnets tho. I got all the comments on “that looks dangerous, what happens if there’s an earthquake, yadda yadda”. Then I had them all on the wall for our most recent hurricane and the anxiety nearly killed me
See that smile? There’s definitely no kids in that house lmao
Duukt
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This is the best way to be an addict and not a junkie. 
Well at least you have great taste. Missing a Munetoshi 240 though...
Yeah, there’s a dismaying number of big, obvious holes in my collection: Denka/Morihei/Isamitsu, Kono MM, Hado, Mikami, Manaka, Masashi, Mazaki blue/honsanmai, Kyohei Shindo, maybe Gihei/Kurosaki Gekko HAP40… Shig and
And not to mention the numerous fantastic Western makers who aren’t represented at all: Dalman solo, Xerxes, Yanick, Evan, Milan, Kamon, The Nine, Carter, Chopp, Horn, Radiona Breg, Comet, etc, etc, etc…
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You can't collect them all is what I've been learning. Well you might be able to but I tell myself I shouldn't 
No, at this point, I’m genuinely hoping that my collection doesn’t get any bigger!You can't collect them all is what I've been learning. Well you might be able to but I tell myself I shouldn't
DrD23
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big fan of this thread, makes me feel muchhh better about my collection
Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t include my storage that I’m the most proud of. Designed it myself, sourced the wood locally, then found a local woodworker who could make me 18 identical wooden pieces with magnets in them. After, I shipped them all off to a leatherworker in GA to give all of them a nice soft cradle that won’t scratch any of my cleavers. Everyone involved absolutely nailed it, and this is the result.
No such thing as too many options, right?
No such thing as too many options, right?
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@cooktocut
Saw your Kamon cleaver above the door and I was wondering what happened to this beautiful display.
Always a treat to see!
@dehory
Beautiful collection Mate! Thanks for sharing.
Saw your Kamon cleaver above the door and I was wondering what happened to this beautiful display.
Always a treat to see!
@dehory
Beautiful collection Mate! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Yeah that quiche pic was a little bit older... but speaking of the kamon cleaver, it weighs a ton with that machined timascus handle. So while I scoffed at people who made jokes about knives falling, I will say having those cleavers up there did make me a little nervous at times. Now I have those magnets filled with everything else
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Current Collection (April 2023)
Top row (left to right)
Masamoto KS 270 gyuto • white 2 mono • ho + blond horn
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 270 gyuto • blue 1 • ebony, imitation ivory, triple ginmaki
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 240 gyuto • blue 2 • ho + black horn
Migoto/Nakagawa x Kawakita 270 gyuto • white 1 kasumi • Ben’s Bites redwood burl
Migoto/Nakagawa x Kawakita 255 gyuto • blue 1 suminagashi • ebony mono
Migoto/Y Tanaka x Nomura 240 gyuto • blue 1 shinogi • ebony + oak
Yoshikane 240 gyuto • SKD nashiji stainless clad • K&S teak + black horn
Kochi 240 gyuto • v2 kurouchi • burnt chestnut + black horn
Mazaki 240 gyuto • white 2 migaki • K&S ebony + blond horn
Wakui 240 gyuto • white 2 tsuchime stainless clad • tostadas burnt white oak mono
Konosuke/Nihei ‘Sumiiro’ 240 gyuto • SLD kurouchi • burnt chestnut + black horn
Konosuke Fujiyama FM 240 gyuto • blue 1 damascus • ebony + marbled horn
Masamoto HC 240 gyuto • SK mono (speculative) • pakkawood yo
Jiro #240 225 gyuto • white 1 kurouchi • tagayasan yo
Toyama 240 gyuto • blue 2 damascus • ho + black horn
Kiyoshi Kato 240 standard gyuto • blue 2 migaki • ho + black horn
Myojin Riki Seisakucho 210 gyuto • SG2 kasumi • wenge + black horn
Konosuke/Tetsujin 210 gyuto • blue 2 kasumi • Khii laurel mono
Konosuke/Tetsujin 240 gyuto • blue 2 kasumi • Khii laurel mono
Kagekiyo 240 gyuto • ginsan • walnut mono
Takeda 240 sasanoha • blue super kurouchi • maple + pakkawood
Sukenari 225 gyuto • blue super stainless clad migaki • K&S ebony + black horn
Gengetsu 210 gyuto • semi-stainless • burnt chestnut + black horn
S Tanaka 210 gyuto • ginsan nashiji • amboyna burl + mango bolster
Sakai Kikumori/Yoshikazu Tanaka x Ajioka ‘Shironiko’ 210 gyuto • white 2 kasumi • zelkova + red pakkawood
Second row (left to right, top to bottom)
Dalman x Birgersson 240 gyuto • silversteel warikomi • pear wood mono
Birgersson 220 • silversteel warikomi • olive mono
Hitohira/Tanaka x Kyuzo 240 k-tip extra height gyuto • blue 2 migaki • Taihei ebony + marbled horn
Yoake 210 k-tip gyuto • blue 1 kurouchi • ebony + black horn
M Hinoura 210 k-tip gyuto • blue super kurouchi • rosewood + black horn
Shibata Koutetsu 180 bunka • SG2 migaki • jarrah + pakkawood
Aritsugu Nishiki 平常一品 180 santoku • blue 2 stainless clad • pakkawood yo
Shibata Koutetsu 130 ko-bunka • SG2 migaki • jarrah + pakkawood
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CCK 九江 KF1401 cleaver
Matsubara 165 nakiri • blue 2 tsuchime stainless clad • wenge mono
Watanabe Pro 180 nakiri • blue 2 stainless clad kurouchi • walnut + dyed maple
Kippington 185 nakiri • s-grind 52100 mono • pine + black juma
Toyama 210 nakiri • blue 2 ironclad • burnt chestnut + black horn
Murata Buho 120 sabaki • blue 1 kurouchi • ho + plastic
Munetoshi 170 butcher • white 2 kurouchi • burnt ho + horn
Ohishi 165 hiraki • blue 2 kurouchi tsuchime • rosewood + black horn
Hitohira/Tanaka x Kyuzo 165 petty • blue 1 kurouchi • yakusugi cedar + black horn
Konosuke Fujiyama FM 150 petty • white 2 • Dan Ryan tamarind
Mazaki 150 petty • white 2 migaki • ho + walnut
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Takamura 150 petty • SG2 migaki • red pakkawood yo
Ashi Ginga 150 petty • Swedish stainless • pakkawood yo
Bazes 217 petty • suminagashi-clad Takefu shiro 2 • roasted curly hickory + Madagascar ebony
Nigara 245 k-tip sujihiki • SG2 kurouchi tsuchime • ebony + blond horn
Hitohira/Togashi 240 sujihiki • white 1 stainless clad • Taihei ziricote + blond horn
Mazaki 270 sujihiki • white 2 migaki • keyaki + black horn
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 270 sujihiki • ginsan • rosewood + black horn
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Shi.Han 240 gyuto • 52100 mono kurouchi • thermory ash mono
Marko Tsourkan 240 gyuto • A2 mono • cocobolo, imitation ivory spacer + bog oak
Kemadi 225 • bulat mono • Turkish walnut mono
HVB 220 gyuto • 1095 mono • bocote mono
Catcheside 225 • forged geometry c105 • wenge + bog oak
Catcheside 195 • forged geometry c105 • wenge mono
Raquin 200 gyuto • SC145/XC10 kurouchi regular grind • burnt oak mono
Dehillerin/K Sabatier 200 chef • stainless • rosewood
MSicard 220 gyuto • Magnacut • burnt oak mono
MSicard 180 petty • Magnacut • cherry mono
Not pictured (sorry Fredrik, I don't know why I didn't see your knife on the rack):
Spåre MCX 190 bunka • 1.2419 mono • ebonised oak + brass
North Arm Trillium 90 petty • Magnacut • G10 yo
MAC Superior 270 bread knife • stainless • pakkawood yo
Incoming sometime soon-ish:
Markin 240 gyuto • WX-15 (52100) mono • merbau mono
Heiji 210 sujihiki • Iwaksaki carbon • burnt chestnut + black horn
Heiji 240 gyuto • secret semi-stainless • enju + black horn
Yes, that ugly snarl of petties in the bottom hurts my eyes too. Any knife sales I was planning may have to be postponed until I can redo this photo.
Top row (left to right)
Masamoto KS 270 gyuto • white 2 mono • ho + blond horn
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 270 gyuto • blue 1 • ebony, imitation ivory, triple ginmaki
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 240 gyuto • blue 2 • ho + black horn
Migoto/Nakagawa x Kawakita 270 gyuto • white 1 kasumi • Ben’s Bites redwood burl
Migoto/Nakagawa x Kawakita 255 gyuto • blue 1 suminagashi • ebony mono
Migoto/Y Tanaka x Nomura 240 gyuto • blue 1 shinogi • ebony + oak
Yoshikane 240 gyuto • SKD nashiji stainless clad • K&S teak + black horn
Kochi 240 gyuto • v2 kurouchi • burnt chestnut + black horn
Mazaki 240 gyuto • white 2 migaki • K&S ebony + blond horn
Wakui 240 gyuto • white 2 tsuchime stainless clad • tostadas burnt white oak mono
Konosuke/Nihei ‘Sumiiro’ 240 gyuto • SLD kurouchi • burnt chestnut + black horn
Konosuke Fujiyama FM 240 gyuto • blue 1 damascus • ebony + marbled horn
Masamoto HC 240 gyuto • SK mono (speculative) • pakkawood yo
Jiro #240 225 gyuto • white 1 kurouchi • tagayasan yo
Toyama 240 gyuto • blue 2 damascus • ho + black horn
Kiyoshi Kato 240 standard gyuto • blue 2 migaki • ho + black horn
Myojin Riki Seisakucho 210 gyuto • SG2 kasumi • wenge + black horn
Konosuke/Tetsujin 210 gyuto • blue 2 kasumi • Khii laurel mono
Konosuke/Tetsujin 240 gyuto • blue 2 kasumi • Khii laurel mono
Kagekiyo 240 gyuto • ginsan • walnut mono
Takeda 240 sasanoha • blue super kurouchi • maple + pakkawood
Sukenari 225 gyuto • blue super stainless clad migaki • K&S ebony + black horn
Gengetsu 210 gyuto • semi-stainless • burnt chestnut + black horn
S Tanaka 210 gyuto • ginsan nashiji • amboyna burl + mango bolster
Sakai Kikumori/Yoshikazu Tanaka x Ajioka ‘Shironiko’ 210 gyuto • white 2 kasumi • zelkova + red pakkawood
Second row (left to right, top to bottom)
Dalman x Birgersson 240 gyuto • silversteel warikomi • pear wood mono
Birgersson 220 • silversteel warikomi • olive mono
Hitohira/Tanaka x Kyuzo 240 k-tip extra height gyuto • blue 2 migaki • Taihei ebony + marbled horn
Yoake 210 k-tip gyuto • blue 1 kurouchi • ebony + black horn
M Hinoura 210 k-tip gyuto • blue super kurouchi • rosewood + black horn
Shibata Koutetsu 180 bunka • SG2 migaki • jarrah + pakkawood
Aritsugu Nishiki 平常一品 180 santoku • blue 2 stainless clad • pakkawood yo
Shibata Koutetsu 130 ko-bunka • SG2 migaki • jarrah + pakkawood
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CCK 九江 KF1401 cleaver
Matsubara 165 nakiri • blue 2 tsuchime stainless clad • wenge mono
Watanabe Pro 180 nakiri • blue 2 stainless clad kurouchi • walnut + dyed maple
Kippington 185 nakiri • s-grind 52100 mono • pine + black juma
Toyama 210 nakiri • blue 2 ironclad • burnt chestnut + black horn
Murata Buho 120 sabaki • blue 1 kurouchi • ho + plastic
Munetoshi 170 butcher • white 2 kurouchi • burnt ho + horn
Ohishi 165 hiraki • blue 2 kurouchi tsuchime • rosewood + black horn
Hitohira/Tanaka x Kyuzo 165 petty • blue 1 kurouchi • yakusugi cedar + black horn
Konosuke Fujiyama FM 150 petty • white 2 • Dan Ryan tamarind
Mazaki 150 petty • white 2 migaki • ho + walnut
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Takamura 150 petty • SG2 migaki • red pakkawood yo
Ashi Ginga 150 petty • Swedish stainless • pakkawood yo
Bazes 217 petty • suminagashi-clad Takefu shiro 2 • roasted curly hickory + Madagascar ebony
Nigara 245 k-tip sujihiki • SG2 kurouchi tsuchime • ebony + blond horn
Hitohira/Togashi 240 sujihiki • white 1 stainless clad • Taihei ziricote + blond horn
Mazaki 270 sujihiki • white 2 migaki • keyaki + black horn
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 270 sujihiki • ginsan • rosewood + black horn
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Shi.Han 240 gyuto • 52100 mono kurouchi • thermory ash mono
Marko Tsourkan 240 gyuto • A2 mono • cocobolo, imitation ivory spacer + bog oak
Kemadi 225 • bulat mono • Turkish walnut mono
HVB 220 gyuto • 1095 mono • bocote mono
Catcheside 225 • forged geometry c105 • wenge + bog oak
Catcheside 195 • forged geometry c105 • wenge mono
Raquin 200 gyuto • SC145/XC10 kurouchi regular grind • burnt oak mono
Dehillerin/K Sabatier 200 chef • stainless • rosewood
MSicard 220 gyuto • Magnacut • burnt oak mono
MSicard 180 petty • Magnacut • cherry mono
Not pictured (sorry Fredrik, I don't know why I didn't see your knife on the rack):
Spåre MCX 190 bunka • 1.2419 mono • ebonised oak + brass
North Arm Trillium 90 petty • Magnacut • G10 yo
MAC Superior 270 bread knife • stainless • pakkawood yo
Incoming sometime soon-ish:
Markin 240 gyuto • WX-15 (52100) mono • merbau mono
Heiji 210 sujihiki • Iwaksaki carbon • burnt chestnut + black horn
Heiji 240 gyuto • secret semi-stainless • enju + black horn
Yes, that ugly snarl of petties in the bottom hurts my eyes too. Any knife sales I was planning may have to be postponed until I can redo this photo.
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March update post here: Show your newest knife buy
Wow! That's very impressive.
Current Collection (September 2023)
Top row (left to right)
CCK 九江 KF1401 cleaver
CCK 桑刀 KF1303 cleaver
Toyama 210 nakiri • blue 2 ironclad • burnt chestnut + black horn
Matsubara 165 nakiri • blue 2 tsuchime stainless clad • wenge mono
Kippington 185 nakiri • s-grind 52100 mono • pine + black juma
Watanabe Pro 180 nakiri • blue 2 stainless clad kurouchi • walnut + dyed maple
Second row (left to right)
Raquin 200 gyuto • SC145/XC10 kurouchi regular grind • burnt oak mono
M Hinoura 210 k-tip gyuto • blue super kurouchi • rosewood + black horn
Kemadi 225 • bulat mono • Turkish walnut mono
Markin 240 gyuto • шх-15 (52100) mono • merbau mono
Birgersson 220 • silversteel warikomi • olive mono
Dalman x Birgersson 240 gyuto • silversteel warikomi • pear wood mono
Shi.Han 240 gyuto • 52100 mono kurouchi • thermory ash mono
Yanick Puig 240 gyuto • 242x59 / 238g • wrought iron clad 135Cr3 kurouchi • violet + poplar burl
Halcyon Forge 260 gyuto • 260x54 • wrought iron/nickel suminagashi clad 1.2519 • black dyed karelian birch mono
Takeda 240 sasanoha • blue super kurouchi • maple + pakkawood
Jiro 225 gyuto • white 1 kurouchi • tagayasan yo
Yoshikane 240 gyuto • SKD nashiji stainless clad • K&S teak + black horn
Wakui 240 gyuto • white 2 tsuchime stainless clad • tostadas burnt white oak mono
Kochi 240 gyuto • v2 kurouchi • burnt chestnut + black horn
Yoake 210 k-tip gyuto • blue 1 kurouchi • ebony + black horn
Konosuke/Nihei ‘Sumiiro’ 240 gyuto • SLD kurouchi • burnt chestnut + black horn
HVB 220 gyuto • 1095 mono • bocote mono
Catcheside 225 • forged geometry c105 • wenge + bog oak
Catcheside 195 • forged geometry c105 • wenge mono
S Tanaka 210 gyuto • ginsan nashiji • amboyna burl + mango bolster
Dehillerin/K Sabatier 200 chef • stainless • rosewood
Aritsugu Nishiki 平常一品 180 santoku • blue 2 stainless clad • pakkawood yo
Masamoto HC 240 gyuto • SK mono (speculative) • pakkawood yo
Third row (left to right)
Mazaki 270 sujihiki • white 2 migaki • keyaki + black horn
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 270 sujihiki • ginsan • rosewood + black horn
Hitohira/Togashi 240 sujihiki • white 1 stainless clad • Taihei ziricote + blond horn
Nigara 245 k-tip sujihiki • SG2 kurouchi tsuchime • ebony + blond horn
Marko Tsourkan 240 gyuto • A2 mono • cocobolo, imitation ivory spacer + bog oak
Masamoto KS 270 gyuto • white 2 mono • ho + blond horn
Mazaki 240 gyuto • white 2 migaki • K&S ebony + blond horn
Migoto/Nakagawa x Kawakita 270 gyuto • white 1 kasumi • Ben’s Bites redwood burl
Migoto/Nakagawa x Kawakita 255 gyuto • blue 1 suminagashi • ebony mono
Migoto/Y Tanaka x Nomura 240 gyuto • blue 1 shinogi • ebony + oak
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 270 gyuto • blue 1 • ebony, imitation ivory, triple ginmaki
Hitohira/Tanaka x Kyuzo 240 k-tip extra height gyuto • blue 2 migaki • Taihei ebony + marbled horn
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 240 gyuto • blue 2 • ho + black horn
Myojin Riki Seisakucho 210 gyuto • SG2 kasumi • wenge + black horn
Kagekiyo 240 gyuto • ginsan • walnut mono
Konosuke/Tetsujin 210 gyuto • blue 2 kasumi • Khii laurel mono
Konosuke/Tetsujin 240 gyuto • blue 2 kasumi • Khii laurel mono
Konosuke Fujiyama FM 240 gyuto • blue 1 damascus • ebony + marbled horn
Kiyoshi Kato 240 standard gyuto • blue 2 migaki • ho + black horn
Toyama 240 gyuto • blue 2 damascus • ho + black horn
Heiji 240 gyuto • mystery steel • enju + black horn
MAC Superior 270 bread knife • stainless • pakkawood yo
Gengetsu 210 gyuto • semi-stainless • burnt chestnut + black horn
Bottom row (left to right, top to bottom)
North Arm Trillium 90 petty • Magnacut • G10 yo
Takamura 150 petty • SG2 migaki • red pakkawood yo
MSicard 180 petty • Magnacut • cherry mono
Bazes 217 petty • suminagashi-clad Takefu shiro 2 • roasted curly hickory + Madagascar ebony
MSicard 220 gyuto • Magnacut • burnt oak mono
Sukenari 225 gyuto • blue super stainless clad migaki • K&S ebony + black horn
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Ohishi 165 hiraki • blue 2 kurouchi tsuchime • rosewood + black horn
Mazaki 150 petty • white 2 migaki • ho + walnut
Murata Buho 120 sabaki • blue 1 kurouchi • ho + plastic
Konosuke Fujiyama FM 150 petty • white 2 • Dan Ryan tamarind
Ashi Ginga 150 petty • Swedish stainless (AEB-L) • pakkawood yo
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Sakai Kikumori/Yoshikazu Tanaka x Ajioka ‘Shironiko’ 210 gyuto • white 2 kasumi • zelkova + red pakkawood
Heiji 210 sujihiki • Iwaksaki carbon • burnt chestnut + black horn
Munetoshi 170 butcher • white 2 kurouchi • burnt ho + horn
Hitohira/Tanaka x Kyuzo 165 petty • blue 1 kurouchi • yakusugi cedar + black horn
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Spåre MCX 190 bunka • 1.2419 mono • ebonised oak + brass
Shibata Koutetsu 130 ko-bunka • SG2 migaki • jarrah + pakkawood
Shibata Koutetsu 180 bunka • SG2 migaki • jarrah + pakkawood
Spot the difference. The collection has crept up onto the window sill. I was away all summer, so actually not too many additions since the last update.
For any similarly self-loathing knife addicts out there in the future looking for succour, you may find comfort in knowing that this is the point when the voice in your head screaming at you to start selling knives will become more deafening than the other voice coaxing you to buy more.
For example, I've already managed to offload four knives from that picture: for anyone keeping track, Raquin, Tsourkan, Munetoshi, and Toyama 240! This made me feel so good that I (only) added one more...albeit it's a Bidinger...
Many kind readers have let me know that this thread has been very helpful for the purposes of giving their significant others perspective into how reasonable their collections actually are: "Look, this guy has 10x the number of knives I have... And most of them are even the same shape! I can get another one, right?"
So I'll leave this as the final update until there's a serious reduction of the herd. At that point, I'll try to add notes about those knives that have left for greener pastures so hopefully this thread can continue to contribute in other meaningful ways...
Top row (left to right)
CCK 九江 KF1401 cleaver
CCK 桑刀 KF1303 cleaver
Toyama 210 nakiri • blue 2 ironclad • burnt chestnut + black horn
Matsubara 165 nakiri • blue 2 tsuchime stainless clad • wenge mono
Kippington 185 nakiri • s-grind 52100 mono • pine + black juma
Watanabe Pro 180 nakiri • blue 2 stainless clad kurouchi • walnut + dyed maple
Second row (left to right)
Raquin 200 gyuto • SC145/XC10 kurouchi regular grind • burnt oak mono
M Hinoura 210 k-tip gyuto • blue super kurouchi • rosewood + black horn
Kemadi 225 • bulat mono • Turkish walnut mono
Markin 240 gyuto • шх-15 (52100) mono • merbau mono
Birgersson 220 • silversteel warikomi • olive mono
Dalman x Birgersson 240 gyuto • silversteel warikomi • pear wood mono
Shi.Han 240 gyuto • 52100 mono kurouchi • thermory ash mono
Yanick Puig 240 gyuto • 242x59 / 238g • wrought iron clad 135Cr3 kurouchi • violet + poplar burl
Halcyon Forge 260 gyuto • 260x54 • wrought iron/nickel suminagashi clad 1.2519 • black dyed karelian birch mono
Takeda 240 sasanoha • blue super kurouchi • maple + pakkawood
Jiro 225 gyuto • white 1 kurouchi • tagayasan yo
Yoshikane 240 gyuto • SKD nashiji stainless clad • K&S teak + black horn
Wakui 240 gyuto • white 2 tsuchime stainless clad • tostadas burnt white oak mono
Kochi 240 gyuto • v2 kurouchi • burnt chestnut + black horn
Yoake 210 k-tip gyuto • blue 1 kurouchi • ebony + black horn
Konosuke/Nihei ‘Sumiiro’ 240 gyuto • SLD kurouchi • burnt chestnut + black horn
HVB 220 gyuto • 1095 mono • bocote mono
Catcheside 225 • forged geometry c105 • wenge + bog oak
Catcheside 195 • forged geometry c105 • wenge mono
S Tanaka 210 gyuto • ginsan nashiji • amboyna burl + mango bolster
Dehillerin/K Sabatier 200 chef • stainless • rosewood
Aritsugu Nishiki 平常一品 180 santoku • blue 2 stainless clad • pakkawood yo
Masamoto HC 240 gyuto • SK mono (speculative) • pakkawood yo
Third row (left to right)
Mazaki 270 sujihiki • white 2 migaki • keyaki + black horn
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 270 sujihiki • ginsan • rosewood + black horn
Hitohira/Togashi 240 sujihiki • white 1 stainless clad • Taihei ziricote + blond horn
Nigara 245 k-tip sujihiki • SG2 kurouchi tsuchime • ebony + blond horn
Marko Tsourkan 240 gyuto • A2 mono • cocobolo, imitation ivory spacer + bog oak
Masamoto KS 270 gyuto • white 2 mono • ho + blond horn
Mazaki 240 gyuto • white 2 migaki • K&S ebony + blond horn
Migoto/Nakagawa x Kawakita 270 gyuto • white 1 kasumi • Ben’s Bites redwood burl
Migoto/Nakagawa x Kawakita 255 gyuto • blue 1 suminagashi • ebony mono
Migoto/Y Tanaka x Nomura 240 gyuto • blue 1 shinogi • ebony + oak
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 270 gyuto • blue 1 • ebony, imitation ivory, triple ginmaki
Hitohira/Tanaka x Kyuzo 240 k-tip extra height gyuto • blue 2 migaki • Taihei ebony + marbled horn
Takada No Hamono Suiboku 240 gyuto • blue 2 • ho + black horn
Myojin Riki Seisakucho 210 gyuto • SG2 kasumi • wenge + black horn
Kagekiyo 240 gyuto • ginsan • walnut mono
Konosuke/Tetsujin 210 gyuto • blue 2 kasumi • Khii laurel mono
Konosuke/Tetsujin 240 gyuto • blue 2 kasumi • Khii laurel mono
Konosuke Fujiyama FM 240 gyuto • blue 1 damascus • ebony + marbled horn
Kiyoshi Kato 240 standard gyuto • blue 2 migaki • ho + black horn
Toyama 240 gyuto • blue 2 damascus • ho + black horn
Heiji 240 gyuto • mystery steel • enju + black horn
MAC Superior 270 bread knife • stainless • pakkawood yo
Gengetsu 210 gyuto • semi-stainless • burnt chestnut + black horn
Bottom row (left to right, top to bottom)
North Arm Trillium 90 petty • Magnacut • G10 yo
Takamura 150 petty • SG2 migaki • red pakkawood yo
MSicard 180 petty • Magnacut • cherry mono
Bazes 217 petty • suminagashi-clad Takefu shiro 2 • roasted curly hickory + Madagascar ebony
MSicard 220 gyuto • Magnacut • burnt oak mono
Sukenari 225 gyuto • blue super stainless clad migaki • K&S ebony + black horn
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Ohishi 165 hiraki • blue 2 kurouchi tsuchime • rosewood + black horn
Mazaki 150 petty • white 2 migaki • ho + walnut
Murata Buho 120 sabaki • blue 1 kurouchi • ho + plastic
Konosuke Fujiyama FM 150 petty • white 2 • Dan Ryan tamarind
Ashi Ginga 150 petty • Swedish stainless (AEB-L) • pakkawood yo
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Sakai Kikumori/Yoshikazu Tanaka x Ajioka ‘Shironiko’ 210 gyuto • white 2 kasumi • zelkova + red pakkawood
Heiji 210 sujihiki • Iwaksaki carbon • burnt chestnut + black horn
Munetoshi 170 butcher • white 2 kurouchi • burnt ho + horn
Hitohira/Tanaka x Kyuzo 165 petty • blue 1 kurouchi • yakusugi cedar + black horn
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Spåre MCX 190 bunka • 1.2419 mono • ebonised oak + brass
Shibata Koutetsu 130 ko-bunka • SG2 migaki • jarrah + pakkawood
Shibata Koutetsu 180 bunka • SG2 migaki • jarrah + pakkawood
Spot the difference. The collection has crept up onto the window sill. I was away all summer, so actually not too many additions since the last update.
For any similarly self-loathing knife addicts out there in the future looking for succour, you may find comfort in knowing that this is the point when the voice in your head screaming at you to start selling knives will become more deafening than the other voice coaxing you to buy more.
For example, I've already managed to offload four knives from that picture: for anyone keeping track, Raquin, Tsourkan, Munetoshi, and Toyama 240! This made me feel so good that I (only) added one more...albeit it's a Bidinger...
Many kind readers have let me know that this thread has been very helpful for the purposes of giving their significant others perspective into how reasonable their collections actually are: "Look, this guy has 10x the number of knives I have... And most of them are even the same shape! I can get another one, right?"
So I'll leave this as the final update until there's a serious reduction of the herd. At that point, I'll try to add notes about those knives that have left for greener pastures so hopefully this thread can continue to contribute in other meaningful ways...
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